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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 39 · 2016
Balurghat
Winner — 2016
BISWANATH CHOUDHURY
RSP· Mahajot
RSP 42.8%AITC 41.8%4 others 15.4%
Votes
60,590
42.8% share
Winning margin
1,450
1.0% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
88.1%
of 1,60,609
Balurghat was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.0% — fewer than 1,450 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
0 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.16 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BISWANATH CHOUDHURY | Mahajot | 60,590 | 42.8% |
| 2 | CHAKRAVORTI SHANKAR |  AITC | 59,140 | 41.8% |
| 3 | GAUTAM CHAKRABORTY | BJP | 15,258 | 10.8% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,357 | 2.4% |
| 5 | SAMAR KUMAR MAHATO | 1,668 | 1.2% | |
| 6 | BIREN MAHANTA | 1,490 | 1.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (104th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.9% · min 0.4% · max 36.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
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104th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.17
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245th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
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85th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RSP 42.8%AITC 41.8%BJP 10.8%OTH 2.2%NOTA 2.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/5
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.16 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,76,276
Density
755 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,219 km²
SC population28.8%
ST population16.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
74%HINDU
Hindu 73.5%Muslim 24.6%Other 1.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.7%
Electricity42.4%
Sanitation36.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.4%
Children fully vaccinated92.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.9%
Children underweight (under 5)30.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER82.0%
Women literate74.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.6%
Clean cooking fuel28.7%
Health insurance28.3%
What's nearby?
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